Ultimately, an agreement was reached whereby the Dorvan colonists were permitted to remain in their colony under Cardassian jurisdiction. Violence nearly broke out when Picard attempted to evacuate the settlers by force. USS Enterprise-D captain Jean-Luc Picard attempted to negotiate an agreement with the settlers, but they steadfastly refused to leave. The Native Americans claimed that they had a special, spiritual connection to their world, and refused to be evacuated. One of the first worlds slated to be evacuated was Dorvan V, a colony settled in 2350 by a group of Native American colonists. Starfleet was given the task of evacuating the colonists from their homes and transporting them to other worlds.Ĭardassian and Federation representatives discuss the fate of colonies on the wrong sides of the border Despite the vehement protests of many colony leaders, the Federation Council signed the treaty. The inhabitants of those worlds would be resettled elsewhere beforehand. The treaty stipulated that each side would transfer ownership of certain worlds. Much more controversial, however, was the exchange of colonies which was to take place. The Treaty of 2370 established a new Demilitarized Zone (also known as the DMZ), from which all large warships belonging to either side were excluded. It took another three years for a final peace treaty to be negotiated, and although the questions of territory were finally settled, neither side was entirely happy with the solution. The Demilitarized Zone in relation to other Alpha Quadrant landmarks Picard confronted Gul Macet with the evidence, telling him that while he did not allow Maxwell to board a Cardassian cargo ship in the interest of preserving the peace, " We'll be watching." ( TNG: " The Wounded") Determined to preserve the peace no matter what the cost, Picard insisted that what the Cardassians did was irrelevant.Īfter Maxwell was apprehended, it turned out that he was right all along: Cardassians were carrying weapons to the science station and cargo ships were running with high energy subspace fields that jammed sensors. He considered the peace treaty a ruse to give the Cardassians room to regroup. Maxwell expressed his frustration with Federation bureaucrats who, had he notified them, would have just sat around for six months, reading reports trying to figure out what to do, all while Cardassians were arming up against the Federation. Even though he could not prove it, Maxwell knew of the strategic importance of a military transport station in an area of space where Cardassians essentially had a jumping off point into three Federation sectors. Maxwell explained to Captain Jean-Luc Picard, who was sent to put a stop to Maxwell's actions, that the Cardassians were in fact arming again and that the so-called science station was actually a military supply port. In 2367, the USS Phoenix, a Starfleet ship captained by Benjamin Maxwell attacked and destroyed an allegedly unarmed Cardassian science station in the Cuellar system. USS Phoenix's action against the Cardassians This truce enforced an end to active hostilities but left unresolved many of the major questions of the conflict, such as the fate of both colonies and colonists along the Cardassian border and Demilitarized Zone. Finally, in 2366, a ceasefire ended the long conflict between the Federation and Cardassia.
( DS9: " The Maquis, Part I")īy the mid- 2360s, the wars had settled into an effective stalemate, with neither side gaining advantage in terms of firepower or territory. ( TNG: " Journey's End", " Preemptive Strike" DS9: " The Maquis, Part I", " The Maquis, Part II" VOY: " Caretaker", " Tattoo", " Dreadnought") Colonies including Volan II, Volan III, Soltok IV, Umoth VIII, and others became thriving outposts of Federation civilization, but also became targets for the Cardassian military. ( TNG: " The Wounded", " Chain Of Command, Part I")ĭespite the risks of settling on worlds close to the Cardassian border, many Federation citizens, especially Humans, chose to settle on the fertile worlds in the region. Although the Federation relinquished claims to all planets occupied by Cardassian colonies, the Cardassians sought to annex several crucial worlds along the border, including Minos Korva and Setlik III. The Federation and the Cardassians settled a large number of class M planets in close proximity to each other, and the issue of ownership of these colonies – as well as their security – became the causes of war. The roots of the Maquis insurrection can be traced back to the 2350s during the Cardassian wars.
1.2.2 Chakotay's cell and the USS Voyager.
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